Participating towns and cities

ItalyCascina, Italy

Population:
45.490 inhabitants
Department:
Macrostruttura Lavori Pubblici eTutela Aambiantale
Contact:
Maria Rosaria Ferrara
Via Tosco Romagnola,199
56021 Cascina (PI)
(++39) 050719232-283-227-273
Cascina already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016 2015 2014 2012 2011

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Cascina organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Mobility cycling day on 21st September in collaboration with the Vicopisano Municipality (in the province of Pisa, Tuscany)
- Permanent initiatives to raise awareness on soft mobility
- Permanent initiatives with the press and local citizens to communicate the importance of soft mobility
- Permanent Newsletters, updates , posts on social networks, news bulletins on our web site dedicated to vulnerable road users (especially children and senior citizens)
- Project with the Vicopisano Municipality to increase the amount and extent of cycle paths thus creating a large network, cutting down traffic jams and air pollution.
- Pedibus proiect with primary school students

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Cascina implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas